A cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder, an organ located just under the liver on the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile, a substance produced by the liver and used to break down fat for digestion.njury to the bile ductâthe tube that carries bile from the gallbladder to the small intestine. During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, insertion of the instruments into the abdomen may injure the intestines or blood vessels.
Suez Crisis. Suez Crisis, (1956), international crisis in the Middle East, precipitated on July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal. The canal had been owned by the Suez Canal Company, which was controlled by French and British interests.
A ship canal, about 160 km (100 mi) long, traversing the Isthmus of Suez and linking the Gulf of Suez with the Mediterranean Sea. Built under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps, it was opened in 1869 and came under British control after 1875.